Hakan Reçber (born 17 August 1999) is a Turkish taekwondo athlete.[1][2][3] He won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is an Olympic bronze medalist in the Men's 68 kg competition. He won the gold medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 European Taekwondo Championships on the bantamweight (−63 kg) category.[4]

Hakan Reçber
Personal information
Born (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)
Ankara, Turkey
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportTaekwondo
Event63–68 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Coached byServet Tazegül
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku 63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Sofia 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manchester 63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kazan 63 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Riyadh (F) 68 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona 68 kg
Grand Slam (Qualification)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuxi (I) 68 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Burnaby 59 kg
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 68 kg

Career edit

Hakan Reçber brought Turkey its first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday. The 21-year-old taekwondoin beat Bosnia's Nedzad Husic in the 68-kilogram third-place match at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall. Reçber made a great start to the tie, winning the first round 14–5, but the second and third round ended in a 3–3, 5–5 draw respectively. But the Turkish athlete secured the match with a total score of 22–13.[5]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal in the men's 63 kg event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, England.[6] He clinched gold at the 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. Reçber defeated Ali Alian from Sweden to take the top prize in Rome during the men's 68 kg event final. Hakan Recber first Turk to clinch gold in Grand Prix's male category.[7]

He won the silver medal in the men's 68 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[8]

Hakan Reçber won the gold medal by defeating Ralph Honeine of Lebanon in the second round, Dennis Baretta of Italy in the third round, Yushuai Liang of China in the quarterfinals and Carlos Navarro of Mexico in the semifinals at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the 63 kg final, he defeated Banlung Tumtimdang of Thailand to win the gold medal and become the world champion.[9]

Tournament record edit

Year Event Location G-Rank Place
2023 World Championships   Baku G-12 1st
2022 Grand Prix Final   Riyadh G-10 3rd
Grand Prix   Rome G-6 1st
European Championships   Manchester G-4 1st
Turkish Open   Antalya G-2 1st
Islamic Solidarity Games   Konya G-1 2nd
Mediterranean Games   Oran G-1 2nd
2021 Olympic Games   Tokyo G-20 3rd
European Championships   Sofia G-4 1st
Olympic Games qualification Europe   Sofia G-1 1st
Albania Open   Tirana G-1 1st 
Bosnia Herzegovina Open   Sarajevo G-1 1st  
Turkish Open   Istanbul G-1 2nd
2019 European U-21 Championships   Helsingborg G-4 3rd
US Open   Las Vegas G-1 1st 
Belgian Open   Lommel G-1 2nd
Spanish Open   Castellon G-1 3rd
2018 European Championships   Kazan G-4 2nd
Grand Slam – Qualification   Wuxi G-1 1st
European Clubs Championships   Istanbul G-1 1st
Turkish Open   Istanbul G-1 1st
Spanish Open   Alicante G-1 1st
2017 European U-21 Championships   Sofia G-4 1st
European Clubs Championships   Antalya G-1 2nd
Dutch Open   Eindhoven G-1 3rd
2016 World Junior Championships   Burnaby G-12 1st
WT Presidents Cup – Europe   Bonn G-1 1st
German Open   Hamburg G-1 2nd
2015 European Clubs Championships   Antalya G-1 3rd
2014 Serbia Open   Belgrad G-1 3rd

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: Hakan Reçber". 2018 Tarragona – Mediterranean Games.
  4. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Two Turkish taekwondo athletes bag silver medal in Russia". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Taekwondo brings Turkey's first medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Daily Sabah. 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Turkey claim three golds on first day of European Taekwondo Championships".
  7. ^ "Turkish athlete Recber wins gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix".
  8. ^ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wtnews/view.html?nid=140063&mcd=C02

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